If they were just suspicious vessels, the drones wouldn't have attacked.
By the same logic, the pirates weren't fools either, were they?
The reconnaissance drones flying overhead were visible to the naked eye if one looked closely.
With the sea expanse empty and no cover, by the time the drones spotted the pirates, they themselves were essentially exposed.
Upon discovering the drones, the pirates immediately "went straight."
This cycle made the task of apprehending them incredibly difficult.
Ouyang Yu, helpless, had no choice but to call Liu Kai Xuan for help.
Liu Kai Xuan informed Ouyang Yu over the phone, "The ship that had the incident was not insured by our company!"
"Naturally, we cannot provide them with any claims!"
"However, I do have a solution for these resurgent pirates!"
Ouyang Yu asked, "What solution? Tell me quickly!"
Liu Kai Xuan said gravely, "It's very simple. Equip every transport ship with a signal flare gun!"
"As long as they encounter pirate harassment in the Mannia Sea,"
"The crew can simply fire a warning shot on deck!"
"The patrolling drone fleet in the sky can then use the signal flare's location as coordinates to quickly strike the pirates!"
Ouyang Xun replied, "The Mannia Sea is vast!"
"The pirates' movements are highly random!"
"By the time we discover the signal and rush to reinforce, we might be too late to provide rescue!"
Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and smiled, "That's fine too!"
"Although the Mannia Sea is vast, there aren't many places for them to hide."
"Even if the pirate gangs succeed in their plunder, we can still track them down and strike them!"
"Even if the pirates succeed in their plunder, they won't be able to digest these resources and will instead face our devastating attacks!"
"That's right, this is indeed a very good plan!"
"Then I'll arrange it immediately!"
Ouyang Yu finally understood.
Currently, there were a great many transport ships operating in the Mannia Sea.
It was almost impossible to protect every single one of them.
Liu Kai Xuan could only protect the transport ships belonging to his own company.
However, the commercial development of Kai Xuan City also required unobstructed sea lanes.
If this couldn't be guaranteed, Kai Xuan City would rapidly decline!
The most direct way to maintain stable sea transport was to completely destroy the pirate forces.
Whenever pirates appeared, the oil fields should prioritize their suppression.
The plan Liu Kai Xuan provided could perfectly solve the current predicament.
As soon as the pirates dared to show themselves, they would face a fatal strike!
Yes, they had nowhere to hide and would face utter destruction!
...
At the Kai Xuan City port, all the ocean-going cruise ships were equipped with signal flare guns.
If a cruise ship encountered pirate raids at sea, the crew only needed to fire the signal flare gun immediately.
Patrolling drones would instantly arrive at the target location to strike the pirates.
The Mannia Bay area spanned about 300 kilometers from east to west and a little over 100 kilometers from north to south.
It was a long, narrow bay, and Hero Island was located about 100 kilometers from the coastline.
This position was almost in the heart of the bay.
Liu Kai Xuan's patrol drones, taking off from Hero Island, could cover the entire bay area within half an hour!
Not to mention, some drone patrol teams were almost on round-the-clock patrol in the bay area.
Once an emergency occurred, the response time for reinforcements was about ten to twenty minutes.
Within such a short period, it was almost impossible for pirates to carry out plundering and escape safely.
Once caught by the patrol drones, extinction awaited them, with absolutely no chance of luck.
At the same time, the pirates were not fools either!
As soon as Liu Kai Xuan left Kai Xuan City, the pirate forces immediately began to resurface.
Undoubtedly, the pirate forces had informants within Kai Xuan City.
Every move made by Kai Xuan City was fed back to them by their informants.
Now, with Ouyang Yu equipping the transport fleet with signal flare guns, the pirates naturally wouldn't act rashly.
Rasgali Island!
The Bald Wolf was secretly discussing their next move with several pirate leaders.
The pirates who had plundered in the Mannia Sea a few days prior were under the Bald Wolf's command.
The former Bald Wolf Pirate Group had not disappeared; their strength had actually increased!
The Pirate Alliance was a loose coalition of various pirate gangs, not a single entity.
Under Liu Kai Xuan's severe crackdown, each pirate gang had suffered heavy losses.
The remaining smaller pirate groups were like startled birds, fleeing in disarray.
The Bald Wolf Pirate Group seized this opportunity to absorb and merge with several other pirate gangs.
The members of the Bald Wolf Pirate Group now were almost all elites from those former pirate gangs.
These individuals were ferocious, cruel, and experienced fighters. Besides piracy, they had no other path.
The Bald Wolf briefly explained the current predicament to everyone: "Brothers, that Liu Kai Xuan kid is indeed full of wicked schemes!"
"He has equipped all the cargo ships with signal flare guns!"
"Furthermore, he specifically reminded those ships to sail along the new shipping routes in the middle of the bay."
"This way, almost all the ships are under his surveillance!"
"With drones buzzing overhead, it's very difficult for us to find opportunities to act."
"Brothers, do you have any good ideas?"
The crowd looked at each other, and for a long time, no one spoke.
At this moment, an old man with a pockmarked face finally stepped forward and said a few words.
"Boss, I think we can use the strategy of feigning an attack in one direction while attacking in another."
"He likes playing with signal flare guns, doesn't he?"
"Why don't we send out several more brothers to fire signal flares on the sea to confuse them?"
"Use the signal flares to lure away their drones. Once the drones are drawn away, opportunities for us to strike will arise."
"Hmm?" The pockmarked old man's suggestion truly made the Bald Wolf's eyes light up.
"Yes, why didn't I think of this plan!"
"However... doing so, the brothers who go out to fire the signals will likely face Liu Kai Xuan's retaliatory strike."
The pockmarked man smiled, "This problem is also very simple!"
"We can spend money to hire some civilians to carry out such actions."
"Even if Liu Kai Xuan catches these civilians, what can he do to them?"
"I don't believe he would really dare to slaughter civilians indiscriminately?"